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Manufacturers using digital transformation to future-proof operations

Control Engineering

Leading manufacturers are making the digital transition with help from trusted partners. One is using computer vision and artificial intelligence to empower its workforce, while another empowers its customers with data-rich online content at their fingertips. Danziger said ergonomics is a continual problem for manufacturers.

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Five robot trends for 2023

Control Engineering

The adoption of robotics helps to lower energy consumption in manufacturing. Compared to traditional assembly lines, considerable energy savings can be achieved through reduced heating. At the same time, robots work at high speed, increasing production rates so that manufacturing becomes more time- and energy-efficient.

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Cameras give industrial vision-guided robots human-like functions

Control Engineering

Today, VGR technology has grown beyond the programmable transfer machine due to advances in 2D and 3D cameras, visual servo control, embedded Ethernet networks and more sophisticated software including artificial intelligence (AI). Flexibility is another benefit of VGRs.